Background

The Fairfield County Trail of Scarecrows encapsulates the “scarecrow capital of Ohio” moniker. This official site provides maps of the various cities within Fairfield county that participate in the Trail.

You can vote for your favorite scarecrow as well.
Some facts from the official website include:

• There are approximately 300 scarecrows displayed across the 500 square miles of Fairfield County, Ohio
• Participation in and viewing are all free!
• The city of Breen started the Trail in 2019. It was so popular that it has spread county wide!
• Participating communities include Amanda, Baltimore, Bremen, Caroll, Lancaster, Lithopolis, Millersport, Pickerington, Pleasantville, Rushville, Stoutsville, Sugar Grove, and Thurston!

Impression

Having a day off work, we decided to find some place close to our house that we have not been in a while. Fondly remembering the last time we were in Lancaster, a quaint coffee shop and some great restaurants (JB’s Downtown Grill and Ale House 1890) – we wanted to return.

Looking to see what may be going on, we found the Trail of Scarecrows! Most of the pictures here are from Lancaster, but there are also a few from Baltimore and Lithopolis!

If Halloween is your thing, you like art and people’s creativity – I highly recommend checking out the contributions to the Trail of Scarecrows! Visit some of the businesses that participate and patronize them!

Most of all – just enjoy getting out there!

A rare shot of us in the reflection below.